Catechism assignments

Grades 5 & 6

Memory work for grades 5 & 6.  For January 8, 2025

Second commandment:  You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.

What does this mean?

We should fear and love God that we do not use his name to curse, swear, lie, or deceive, or use witchcraft, but call upon God’s name in every trouble, pray, praise and give thanks.

Grades 7 & 8

CATECHISM  MEMORY Due Wednesday, January 8, 2025

5th commandment:  You shall not murder.                       (What does this mean?)

            We should fear and love God that we do not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body,but help and be a friend to him in every bodily need.

349 Isaiah 55:6  Seek the LORD while he may be found.

351  Man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.

353 Psalm 31:15  My times are in Your hands.

369  Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult.

371  1 John 3:15  Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him.

Extra Credit: Ephesians 4:31,32  Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

KEY TERMS

Time of Grace:  The lifetime that God gives a person to repent and come to faith in Jesus

Suicide:  Self-murder. (Tragic!)

Elective Abortion: To on purpose take the life of a child before it is born.

Mercy Death: To cause someone to die and then call it "love" or "mercy".

Capital Punishment: God commands government to execute people for certain crimes.

Sanctity of human life: man's life is special, holy, an image of God--So only God or his representative may take life!

Romans 13 = a “VIC” (Very Important Chapter); Where to look in the Bible about Government